Underplayed Gems

La Galerie des monstres (1924)

La Galerie des monstres poster
Directed by
Jaque Catelain
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A traveling circus in Spain serves as the backdrop for a drama about misfits and outsiders. The story follows performers as they navigate love and jealousy among the sideshow acts.

melancholicatmosphericslow-burnintrospectivepoignantvisually stylizedquietly tenseemotional

What happens

La Galerie des monstres ("the gallery of monsters") is a 1924 French drama film directed by Jaque Catelain, set against the background of a circus in Spain. It was produced by Cinégraphic, the production company of Marcel L'Herbier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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